Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as Yootha Joyce, was an English actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House (1973–1976) and its spin-off George and Mildred (1976–1979).

Yootha Joyce was born on 20 August 1927 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Having a Wild Weekend (1965), Man About the House (1973) and George and Mildred (1980). She was married to Glynn Edwards. She died on 24 August 1980 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

Aug 5, 2019 · Yootha Joyce was dying, slowly. Her last appearance was the 1980 feature film George and Mildred. In the summer of that year she passed away suffering from liver failure at the age of just 53 -...

Jan 5, 2025 · George and Mildred star Yootha Joyce was one of the biggest stars of the 1970s. Sadly, her fame would not carry through into the next decade as she died at the height of her success four days...

Mar 29, 2013 · Friends and colleagues recall the life and career of the much missed British character actress Yootha Joyce.Originally shown on ITV in the UK during October ...

Yootha Joyce was born on 20 August 1927 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Having a Wild Weekend (1965), Man About the House (1973) and George and Mildred (1980). She was married to Glynn Edwards.

Yootha Joyce (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), born Yootha Joyce Needham, was a British actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred.

The celebrated, but tragic, TV sitcom favourite, who found stardom but fell into alcoholism, was born in Wandsworth, London, in August 1927. Her birth name was Yootha Joyce Needham – “Yootha” after the Maori word for “joy” (although, very ironically, it is also an Aboriginal name meaning “thirsty”).

British actress best known for her role as Mildred Roper in the '70s sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred.

Yootha Joyce Needham (20 August 1927 – 24 August 1980), known as Yootha Joyce, was a British actress best known for playing Mildred Roper opposite Brian Murphy in the sitcom Man About the House and its spin-off George and Mildred.